Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-19

p.N" ~ bDnneils museum. The Duiid-
ing and contents were totally destroyed.
TAR BILLED.
20 far rs known, the killed are I:
wilson Purcell, formerly of II. G.. Dun
q 20. Katie Kent. servant, and an
unknown man and unknown woman,
who lost their lives by jumping and
Matn Osborne, dsy clerk OF the Rich
mond Hotel. Osbornes body was
not found, and his death Is as.
surcd because of the location OF
bis room and because he is missing
lut IL. NJ. Humes, travelling agent,
who escaped by rushing through the
flames and was badly burned, reports
that he babe goodbye to FIVE persons
who were, like himself, hemmed in by
the flames after they got as far as the
kitcben-roof. They were afraid TO risk
the rush that Humes made, and remain.
cd TO certain death.
THE INJURED.
The following is list Of the injured
at Emergency Hospital 4: Edward Vince
Ian, 256 Liberty street, Newberg,
burned about the feet and hands Viii
ham J. Mackay, Niagara Falls, feet,
back, end arms burned Perry Davis,
New York, hands and feet injured II.
j. Smith, of Syracuse, face, hands, and
feet burned. AT the Sisters Hospital
all being very seriously injured Mary
Nolan, badly burned about the body
may not recover; Maggie Mubrach,
seriously burned about the body,
face, and hands; a man named
Nichols, very seriously injured {;
Fanny Harvey, seriously burned !;
Frederick Moore. of Cleveland, Ohio,
severely injured about the face, hands,
and feet William A. Haven, Of He
lena, Mon, burned about the hands,
feet, and face, and suffering from the
shock-he is chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific railroad; Edwin A.
Finch, Scranton, Pa, serious burns
about the face, hands. and feet Henry
r. Rumsey, New York, burns all over
the body; c. NJ. Dubois, Syracuse.
severely burned all over the body
he is general agent of the Com
mercial Insurance Company; Jacob
Kohn, New York, badly injured
by jumping from the fourth foor-he
broke his back and one leg and was also
burned about the head, arms, and body (;
May Wittie, Of this city, burned about
the face and arms Matthew Shannon,
slightly injured Clinton Bidwell,
burned in the face; Nellie Welch, face
and hands burned Mrs. Kate Pierce.
slightly burned. These last all live in
this city and were part of the hotel
help. The wife and daughter of
Mr.. Mann, one Of the proprietors,
were badly burned, but are in
private quarters. A number of the
other injured persons are also being
cared for at private houses. There
were many narrow escapes and a num-
Der of instances of personal bravery
and self-sacrifice by both inmates of the
hotel and firemen rescuers.
REVISED LIST OF DEAD AND DYING.
There are no additional details to re-
port except the following revised list of
dead and dying. As far as can be as
NtIluinCu tllC NCuN dit 10 lOilOMbs AAtS
Kent, servant Minnie Kelly, servant /;
Katie Pierce, servant Wilson Purcell,
of Il. q. Dun & Co. Mark Osborne,
day clerk at the hotel - Johnson,
a Toronto railway man Kate Wolf, of
Lockport, servant.
The dying are Jacob Kohn, New
York Henry b. Rumsey, New York !;
Maggie Mulrach, Buffalo ; Mary Nolan,
Buffalo; and Edward Whelan, New
burgh.
A servant-girl named Walsh is be-
lieved also to be among the dead.
The walls of the burned building are
q menace to life, and until they are
RACED and the ruins cooled no search
for the bodies can be made. 1t is I'M
doubleday a fact that at least thirty
persons persisted.
THE LOSSES.
The total loss by the fire will be $780,
COO. Of this amount the Buffalo Lii
brary loses S130,G0 on the hotel and
museum buildings, which were insured
for 500, 900. Fuller & Townsend, clio
THEIRS, were insured for SIS, 900. Their
stock was a total loss, and was valued
at SCO,OO Peter Paul & Brothers,
and Albrich IL Kingsley, stationers,
each lose $4,000, with $50, 900 insu-
rance. Several minor losses were sus-